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The
#DepartmentofBogusNumbers (
@ons #ONS) has many faults & challenges. Most are self-inflicted.
#WFH does little to foster the collaborative team working environment required to achieve
#Facts,
#Trust or
#Truth required from its Analytical Work Products. Any
#NationalStatistics org who embraces
#Governance &
#Oversite should know this implicitly. Alas, the
#ONS was
#PoliticallyCaptured long ago and eschews all forms of
#DataLeadership.
#FAIL https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/21/flexible-working-whitehall-office-national-statistics?CMP=share_btn_urlWho decides when and where you work? The battle is raging in Whitehall, and the result may affect us all
The dispute over hybrid working at the Office for National Statistics is becoming a key test of worker power, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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